Fredrik von Otter

Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902.

Otter was born on the Fimmersta estate in Vstergtland and belonged to a wealthy and aristocratic family. He entered the Royal Swedish Navy as second lieutenant at the age of 17, but remained without promotion for a long time. Meanwhile, he served in the British Royal Navy from 1857 to 1861, participating in campaigns against pirates in the South China Sea, and took part in one of Adolf Erik Nordenskilds North Pole expeditions in 1868, as commander of the expedition ship Sofia. He was promoted to commander and made aidedecamp of Crown Prince Oscar, the Duke of stergtland, in 1872 and remained so after the princes accession to the throne as Oscar II in 1873.

Source: Wikipedia